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The best audio steal or deal you've ever gotten?

Linn Sondek LP-12/Basik Plus/Denon & Dynavector carts
an Audioquest sorbathane mat, PS Audio phono stage and Rega
RB250 (spare) tone arm and 2 set of brass tip toes

All of the above in excellent condition, save some swirls on the dust cover, including shipping costed me a whopping...

"$200.00"

How it came to be I had purchased another item from him at a way inexpensive price and at the time I was ready to plunk down $1500 on a new vinyl rig. I inquired, basically, out of curiosityabout he having a TT for sale and he mentioned he had the above tucked away for the last decade. He was kind enough to dig the turntable out that day, took digital pictures and emailed them to me. He even shipped it all out to me before I mailed him the money. Everytime he found another TT related item he mailed it to me free of charge, like belts and such.

I know this all sound entirely too good to be true, but it is true! I will never sell any of this rig and if for some reason I ever decide I am going to give up on vinyl the next owner will pay what I paid for it.

Thanks for the read and now let me hear about your best steals and deals!

anacondastan
jeffloistarca
1,004 posts
 
Sansui TU-517 tuner, mint. Garage sale, $2

Pioneer receiver, $0. My son was out walking the dog early one morning and a guy was throwing it away and offered it to my son. Needed a new fuse.

My dealer gave me a NIB Cambridge Audio isolation platform cuz he didn't think he'd find anyone willing to pay for such tweaks. Free. Gratis.

I think I'm winning the cheap sweepstakes here so far
ed_sawyer
588 posts
 
Stax DA-300 amp, $50, right here on Audiogon. Works perfectly. 150wpc, pure class A, flagship amp from Stax. It was $4000 in 1975 (about $15000 today's money).

Dynaco Stereo 80 (solid state) amp, $20 at a yard sale, works fine.

Aerial 6's in Cherry: $1100 (a $4000 speaker new), here on Agon.

Tubes: too many to count that were great deals. Of course most were bought in volume lots (with a lot of useless ones thrown in).

-Ed
hifimaniac
508 posts
 
I forgot to add my Vendetta Research phono preamp in that 2500.00 analog rig I bought from the widow. How could I forget the collector's item?
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